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RTÉ reports:

“The latest MRCI [Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland] research shows that au pairs are now being used by  thousands of parents to replace costly full time childcare and housekeepers. Some are experiencing the same exploitation previously reported by other domestic workers.”

“It finds that there is now a growing informal workforce providing care in private homes nationwide where workers are unprotected and vulnerable. It cites a report by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency that says in Ireland, workers in private homes are most at risk of exploitation.”

“According to the research,  some au pairs are working over 70 hours a week, for between €100 and €120 per week, with no overtime, extra pay for bank holidays, or proper breaks. “

Au pairs subjected to exploitation, abuse – MRCI report (RTÉ)

In Ireland, workers in private homes are most at risk of exploitation – new EU report (MRCI)

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Members of the Labour of Love campaign outside the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in Dublin earlier today

Leah writes:

“The Labour of Love campaign is an initiative from the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) and MRCI’s Domestic Workers’ Action Group. The campaign is calling for the protection of au pairs’ employment rights in Ireland and the immediate introduction of a work permit for domestic work, to help end the hidden exploitation of vulnerable workers in private homes across Ireland. It is being launched to coincide with International Women’s Day which is on Sunday.”

Related: ‘Au pair fed only potatoes, forced to eat in bedroom’ – Migrants Right Centre (Niamh Horan, Sunday Independent)

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